The Darwin Awards

This is as funny as it is cool. I could spend all day reading this site:
Whenever someone does something incredibly stupid and dies or loses their ability to reproduce because of their stupidity, they are nominated for a Darwin Award. The dumbest of them all every year receives the Darwin Award, for removing their stupid genes from the human gene pool.
Go visit the Darwin Awards site here. There are some hilariously stupid stories. What a great idea, coming up with an award like that!

Chuck Norris Owns Google

This is pretty awesome. Just one of those everyday things that turns out wicked cool.
Go to Google, type "find chuck norris" into the search field, and press the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button. Watch what happens.

Coolness!!!

Run Your Own Country!

You could do a better job of running the country than the current administration, couldn't you? Well, let's find out, shall we?
I just happened upon Democracy 2, a political simulation game. In it, you take the position of a newly elected president of a democratic country, and attempt to run it. This includes balancing the budget, taking care of situations such as "Technology Backwater" and "Vigilante Mobs," and pleasing the many classes of voters to get you reelected in four years. I have Democracy 1 and loved it, and am thrilled to be the new owner of Democracy 2. It costs $25 USD, not a bad price for a nice game. It is an excellent simulation.
But that's about all it is. No fancy graphics or extensive gameplay. It's a thought game. For those people (like myself) that like that sort of thing, this game's for you. The great thing about it is it really makes you give much more credit to the people running our country, and all democratic countries, because it is a difficult, daunting task. It's much harder than it looks.
You can get more info on the game, buy it, or get a short free trial (you can only play half a presidential term--not much time) at the game's site here.
(There are ways to get the game for free ;) ...........but I'm not going to tell you how...that would ruin all the fun!)

Tokyo Dance Trooper

The best thing I've seen in a long, long, time...
Check it out. Some guy dressed up as a stormtrooper went out into downtown Tokyo and danced to Earth, Wind, and Fire. Wonderful! I could watch this over and over again. I love that guy!

The Cure for the Common Cold!

Okay, now don't go running around telling everyone you know that this will cure a cold. The title? Slight exaggeration. Slight.
So I've been pretty sick for the past few days, which is one of the major contributors to my absence over the weekend. I've had a runny nose, a slight headache, a sore throat, and infernal coughing. But I just discovered a bit of knowledge vital to the study of medicine. When I played Guitar Hero for 15 minutes or so, my uncomfortable symptoms subsided until I put down the guitar! Temporary relief from terrible colds! Looks like I'll be getting a lot farther in my career in the game...

It's Still TV, Just Online!

Remember your favorite episode of Family Guy? Or what about The Terminator? Imagine you just saw this great episode two weeks ago and you just need to show your girlfriend, but you can't. It was on TV. You have to wait for the rerun or the DVD.
Well, not anymore. Now, there's hulu.com, a wonderful site where you can watch full episodes from your favorite TV shows for free, right in your browser, without even signing up or anything. And the best part: There are only three 15- or 30-second commercials spaced throughout the show. No long commercial breaks! I'm gonna be using this site a lot more in the future!

I've Always Wanted to do This...

Inspired by one of my friends at school who said she saw it done, and reminded by the brand-new phone book dropped on my doorstep this afternoon, I decided to look up the whole idea about ripping a phone book in half. And, as it turns out, there's actually a technique to doing it that makes the trick pretty easy. I was able to do it on the first try! You do need a certain amount of strength, but not a lot if you use a thinner phone book like I did. And you just feel cool.

Here's how it works:

Also, get a good explanation here.

It's Warm!

This...is...so...fun...
I've spent hours playing with this stuff. Check it out! It's water, but when you touch it, it becomes this hot ice-like stuff! Awesome! Also, the video doesn't mention this, but if you put the white stuff into a plastic bag or something and put it in boiling water for 5 or 10 minutes, it will go back to being a clear liquid again. Enjoy!